Posted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Fashion, Martial Arts and Sports, Street Scenes, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 3 |
I quite enjoyed the costumes in the Tokyo Marathon, but I couldn’t help wondering if there isn’t something a little passive-aggressive about them. On the one hand, people wearing costumes are saying, “Hey,...
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Festivals, Pop Culture, Street Scenes, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Uncategorized | 3 |
The 2009 Tokyo Marathon took place last Sunday, March 22, 2009. I’ve never seen a marathon before, and I have to say that it was really entertaining and of course, completely different from watching the professional...
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Japan Blogs and Websites | 4 |
I guess this site is pretty famous, since it’s already been on Japan Probe, but it recently got a lot better, so I’d like to write about it here. I’ve been struggling with kanji for 17 years, and Read the Kanji...
Read MorePosted by Kame | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Architecture and interiors, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Sex, Traditional Japan | 7 |
In the 1920s, love hotels were called tsurekomi yado, which literally means “bring along inn.” They evolved from tea houses called deiai chaya that allowed men to bring prostitutes or lovers onto the premises and...
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Animals, Dolls and Sculpture, Street Scenes | 0 |
Giant Samurai Frog in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
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